Slacker.

Hopefully I pick up the pace as far as updating is concerned. I keep forgetting that I have a blog because I haven't for so many years! I follow so many and completely neglect my own.

I love seeing all of the "home tour" blogs that are taking place on many of the blogs I subscribe to-- it makes me so eager to get a house of our own. Yes, we're still on the hunt. We have these two lined up for Tuesday morning & we're also considering a home that some of our family members have up for sale. It's a beautiful home, but we initially declined the offer because of several reasons: it has a cistern and I was worried about cooking with the water (we had a cistern when I was very young- but I really don't know much about them), I was hung up on the fact that we had only known this home as someone else's home and I worried it wouldn't really feel like our home. In any case, the opportunity may have passed us by now so there will be a lot going on this week-- but hopefully some really good news.

Here are the two houses we're looking at on Tuesday:

We've had such a hard time finding old homes with decent sized yards. I can't wait to see these on Tuesday-- or find out about the other house. It will be so nice to finally be a homeowner. Throwing our money away on rent each month stinks!

This week I'm working night shift! I am a much happier person when I'm working night shift hours. Lately, i've felt really out of balance. I feel like things are getting chaotic. Our apartment has been disastrous (which really stresses me out), we've been going out to eat way too much (with a refrigerator and cabinets full of food), we've hardly had any time together because we've been working opposite schedules... oh man. I always feel terrible to complain about anything because I know that we are beyond blessed. We are very thankful to have each other, health, amazing families and friends, and great jobs. God has blessed us beyond words.